Disable Touchpad

[Rocky_Squirrel]

I am using a bluetooth mouse exclusively and would prefer to disable the touchpad. The User Guide for this product does not provide specific instructions. Generic instructions I have followed do not work for/apply to this model with Windows 10 Home. Can I disable it without deleting the driver, or is that the only way?

[Dragon-Fur]

@Rocky_Squirrel 

Not sure - it depends on the touchpad - there seem to be more varieties of these than in years past - some are indeed superior to others in the features they support.

From your computer's website support Category How-to > Keyboard, Mouse or Touchpad

Using the TouchPad or ClickPad (Windows 10)

There are a couple of more obvious possibilities, nether of which I can guarantee are supported on your TouchPad.

1.  Tiny toggle (and likely invisible) on / off button in the upper left corner of the Touchpad.  Likely, if the touchpad includes the on/ off button, there might be a tiny LED that shines red when the touchpad is "off".

2.  TouchPad control that lets you switch off the touchpad when using a mouse.  This option is explained in the "User the TouchPad" document in section "Disabling the TouchPad or ClickPad".

Related

•  How to Disable the "Double Tap to Enable or Disable TouchPad" Feature

I just wouldn't disable the TouchPad by removing the driver.  For one, the system wants to reload the driver at boot.  Two, if you manage to kill the touchpad (keep the driver from reloading) and assuming that is enough to actually disable the device - should  your Bluetooth mouse fail - you will be stuck.  "Up the creek" comes to mind.  If that happens, you might be able to engage the on-screen keyboard but that depends on whether you can actually reach it without any touch controls.

Instead, if all else fails, and assuming you do not have controls to reduce / eliminate 'palm rest' errors, consider reducing the sensitivity to the point where you really have to pound on the touchpad to get it to work.

If you are determined to kill / disable the TouchPad by using methods other than those provided in the documentation, consider first learning what it is going to take to manage / use the computer using only the keyboard.  For example, learn about Mouse keys in Control Panel > icon view > Each of Access > Make the keyboard easier to use

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